most are highly nocturnal woodland birds. Most prey on small mammals, birds, and reptiles. Most owls in the genus Strix can be distinguished from other genera...
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The strix (plural striges or strixes), in the mythology of classical antiquity, was a bird of ill omen, the product of metamorphosis, that fed on human...
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strix or Strix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Strix may refer to: Strix (mythology), a legendary creature of ancient Roman mythology Strix (bird)...
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Great grey owl (redirect from Strix nebulosa)
The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) (also great gray owl in American English) is a true owl, and is the world's largest species of owl by length. It is...
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Tawny owl (redirect from Strix aluco)
The tawny owl (Strix aluco), also called the brown owl, is a stocky, medium-sized owl in the family Strigidae. It is commonly found in woodlands across...
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Barred owl (redirect from Strix varia)
The barred owl (Strix varia), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight-hooter owl, is a North American...
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Ural owl (redirect from Strix uralensis)
Ural owl (Strix uralensis) is a large nocturnal owl. It is a member of the true owl family, Strigidae. The Ural owl is a member of the genus Strix, that is...
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Spotted owl (redirect from Strix occidentalis)
The spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) is a species of true owl. It is a resident species of old-growth forests in western North America, where it nests...
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Brown wood owl (redirect from Strix leptogrammica)
The brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) is found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, and south China. The brown wood owl is a resident...
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African wood owl (redirect from Strix woodfordii)
The African wood owl (Strix woodfordii) or Woodford's owl, is a typical owl from the genus Strix in the family Strigidae which is widespread in sub-Saharan...
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Omani owl (redirect from Strix butleri)
The Omani owl (Strix butleri) is an owl of the genus Strix found in shrubland and rocky areas of Oman, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. It was discovered...
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Spotted wood owl (redirect from Strix seloputo)
The spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo) is an owl of the earless owl genus, Strix. Its range is disjunct; it occurs in many regions surrounding Borneo,...
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species. Birds of prey (order Accipitres) were divided into diurnal and nocturnal tribes; the owls remained monogeneric (family Ægolii, genus Strix), whilst...
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Cinereous owl (redirect from Strix sartorii)
The cinereous owl (Strix sartorii), or Mexican barred owl, is a species of owl that is endemic to Mexico. The cinereous owl has historically often been...
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Chaco owl (redirect from Strix chacoensis)
The Chaco owl (Strix chacoensis) is an owl found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The Chaco owl was originally described as a species, then quickly...
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ISBN 0300142277 Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa). OwlPages. Arredondo, Oscar (1976) translated Olson, Storrs L. The Great Predatory Birds of the Pleistocene of Cuba...
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Rufous-legged owl (redirect from Strix rufipes)
rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes) is a medium-sized owl. It is found in Argentina and Chile. The rufous-legged owl has two subspecies, the nominate Strix rufipes...
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Desert owl (redirect from Strix hadorami)
The desert owl or desert tawny owl (Strix hadorami), formerly known as Hume's owl, is a species of owl. It is closely related to the more widespread tawny...
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Northern spotted owl (redirect from Strix occidentalis caurina)
spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is one of three spotted owl subspecies. A western North American bird in the family Strigidae, genus Strix, it is a...
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owl, Asio otus Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus Barred owl, Strix varia Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio Western screech-owl...
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Black-banded owl (redirect from Strix huhula)
black-banded owl (Strix huhula) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Entirely nocturnal, this midsized black and white neotropical bird is a resident...
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Snowy owl (redirect from Strix scandiaca)
bird species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, where it was given the binomial name Strix scandiaca...
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Fulvous owl (redirect from Strix fulvescens)
The fulvous owl (Strix fulvescens), or Guatemala barred owl, is a resident of the cloud forests of Central America. A medium-sized true owl, it has a...
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Breeding biology of the tawny owl (category Strix (genus))
in tawny owls Strix aluco. Bird Study, 52(3), 343–345. Sunde, P. (1999). Overlevelse og spredning af radiomærkede unge Natugler Strix aluco i Nordsjælland...
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Rusty-barred owl (redirect from Strix hylophila)
The rusty-barred owl (Strix hylophila) is a medium-sized "typical owl" in subfamily Striginae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (where it is known as...
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Black-and-white owl (redirect from Strix nigrolineata)
The black-and-white owl (Strix nigrolineata) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. The black-and-white owl is a medium-sized owl with a round head...
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Mottled wood owl (redirect from Strix ocellata)
The mottled wood owl (Strix ocellata) is a species of large owl found in India and Nepal. They are found in gardens and thin deciduous forests adjacent...
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Mottled owl (redirect from Strix virgata)
The mottled owl (Strix virgata) is a medium-sized owl found in Central and South America from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The head and back are mottled...
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Dietary biology of the tawny owl (category Strix (genus))
The tawny owl (Strix aluco) is an opportunistic and generalized predator. Peak hunting activity tends to occur largely between dusk to midnight, with...
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Owl (redirect from Owl (bird))
tawny owl (Strix aluco) allows it to lie in wait among the deciduous woodland it prefers for its habitat. Likewise, the mottled wood owl (Strix ocellata)...
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